Apparatus, systems and methods for dispensing drinks
OwnerEdward Showalterinventor
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Abstract
A container comprising a female coupling configured to receive and establish a friction seal with a male coupling of an external device for inserting or extracting a liquid to or from the container after the friction seal is established between the female and male couplings.
Claims20
A container arrangement comprising a container having a female coupling and an external device, the female coupling configured to receive and establish a friction seal with a male coupling of the external device for inserting or extracting a liquid to or from the container after the friction seal is established between the female and male couplings, wherein the friction seal comprises a first ridge around an interior surface of the female coupling, and a second ridge around an exterior surface of the male coupling, the first ridge being adjacent to the second ridge when the friction seal is established.
A container arrangement comprising a container having a V-shape female coupling and an external device, the female coupling configured to receive and establish a friction seal with a V-shape male coupling of the external device for inserting or extracting a liquid to or from the container, by applying a load to the V-shape male coupling after inserting it into the V-shape female coupling, the load being provided by the weight of a portion of the external device, wherein the friction seal comprises a ridge around an exterior surface of the V-shape male coupling.
A method of preventing air from entering a container and spoiling a liquid inside the container, the container comprising a V-shape female coupling, a well tube associated with the V-shape female coupling and a valve mounted on the well tube, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a first friction seal between the V-shape female coupling of the container and a first V-shape male coupling of a factory equipment for filling up the container by inserting the first V-shape male coupling inside the V-shape female coupling and applying weight to the first V-shape male coupling, wherein the friction seal comprises a ridge around an exterior surface of the V-shape male coupling;
- opening the valve to allow filling of the container by the factory equipment for filling up the container with the liquid;
- closing the valve when the filling is complete;
- establishing a second friction seal between the V-shape female coupling of the container and a second V-shape male coupling of a dispenser by inserting the second V-shape male coupling inside the female V-shape coupling and applying weight to the second V-shape male coupling;
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- opening the valve to allow emptying of the container by the dispenser of the liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.